Guido Franken
Workshop 'Pitch, estimate and finance'
Having an idea is great, but describing, presenting, and packaging it well to get potential financiers and partners excited is a skill in itself. In this two-day workshop, 'Pitching, Budgeting, and Financing,' by Désirée te Nuijl, you will learn how to present your idea in an easily digestible way, both in writing and verbally.
Pitching
No matter how many good ideas a director or producer has, they remain under the bed until a financier or client is found who enables them to realize the idea. But how do you sell an idea? It is not easy to clearly explain the story you have been mulling over for weeks or months in 8 minutes and convince clients, committee members, or a producer. During this workshop, you will learn how to summarize an idea in a clear, lucid, and concise way, and then turn it into a targeted and strong pitch. You will acquire the following skills:
- What is pitching?
- What needs to happen to arrive at a good, effective pitch?
How do you proceed with this?
- Finally, the skills are applied to prepare one's own pitch.
Budgeting and financing
An indispensable element of a pitch is the budget. To clarify to a fund or client the budget required to realize an audiovisual project, a rough estimate will be requested immediately. Production insight and experience are essential for creating a rough estimate for a concept or idea. By understanding the essence and broad outlines of the idea, we can quickly provide a rough budget indication that must be presented during the pitch. During the workshop, tools and skills are provided to arrive at a budget breakdown into main categories. You will learn the following skills, among others:
- What is (the importance of) a global budget?
What skills are needed to arrive at an accurate budget based on your idea?
- How do you draw up a budget?
- Finally, the skills are applied to create one's own budget.
Finally, attention is also paid to the financing options for your audiovisual production. Which film and media funds are available? What other funds, institutions, or organizations exist besides the regular (film) funds? What other possibilities do you have as a creator to get your idea financed?
At the end of the course, you will walk out with a concrete pitch dossier and an oral pitch, and you will know who to turn to to actually get your idea off the ground.
The workshop
This workshop is led by Désirée te Nuijl. Te Nuijl has decades of experience in production at various film and television companies and teaches at institutions including the Film Academy, the HKU, and various European media training programs or festivals. She previously delivered the four-day Cinesud workshop 'Production' twice with great success, receiving an average rating of 9.2.
This two-day workshop 'Pitching, Budgeting, and Financing' takes place on Thursday, February 12 and Friday, February 13 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Maastricht (exact location to be announced). The cost is €219 (non-members) and €159 (members). Students pay €150. Prices exclude VAT but include course materials, lunch, drinks, snacks, and a certificate of participation.
Tip: the costs for Cinesud workshops are fully tax-deductible as business or study expenses.
Workshop